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... south - a reason to return - to get to Richmond at a reasonable time. Welcome to The Jefferson Hotel - built around 1797. Have a look at this a stunning hotel.

Museum of the Confederacy was great, as was a tour of Confederate President Jefferson Davis' White House. Unfortunately,some really ugly buildings are jammed right to the door. Did a little shopping there, including buying a tie! :)

... However, I am not and it made me uncomfortable. Owell it was cute how excited they got.

Later we moved to another buttress that was super easy and short but it was cool because you could climb to the top and just hangout and look over the river. We agreed it would be the perfect place to watch a meteor shower with absolutely no tree cover! Some day that will happen.

... Richmond has many faces and iterations in its long history; from an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy, it was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown in 1609, and in 1610-1611. The present city of Richmond was officially founded in 1737. It became the capitol of the Colony and Dominion of Richmond in 1780. During the Revolutionary War period, several notable events occurred in the city, including Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give ...

We spent the 23rd at the mountain house cutting grass. It had grown quite a bit and the temperature was close to 150 degrees so it was a hot and exhausting day. We ended the day playing Black Jack for money (since the kids couldn't play at the casino's in Vegas). Nick came out the winner. The ...